W. Somerset Maugham. Theatre. Home Reading Guide. Шишкина Н.М - 4 стр.

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либо; у ст а релый; н е сом кн у т ь гла з; с п ервого взгляд а ; т щ есла вн ый; ста ть
а кт ером ; ска за т ь п о п ра вд е; т ерп ет ь, вын осит ь; н а п ра сн о; слу ша т ь с глу боким
ин т ересом .

   2. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases from the book and
reproduce the contexts in which they occur:
to get over smth; can’t get over smth; to turn grey; to set one’s mind to (on) smth; to
be staggered; to take one’s breath away; to do smb a service; to come (get) down to
brass tacks; to work one’s guts out; a good deal; asset; to go into management; to
spend money on smth; to fail to notice; to run one’s own theatre; to fork out.

    3. Give synonyms for:
to be crazy; filthy; shy; ragged; arrogant; hardship; to chuckle; outstanding; serene;
to find out; witty.

    4. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form, infinitive (with or without to) or
– ing form.
1. The young man forced himself _______ (make) a remark.
2. I don’t eat bread because I’m afraid of ______ (get) fat.
3. I’m not very keen on _______ (act) any more.
4. He loved _______ (act), but his physique prevented him from _____ (play) any
but a few parts, which was fortunate, for he was a bad actor.
5. He was eager ______ (get on) and seemed determined not to let any entanglement
_______ (interfere) with his career.
6. This did not prevent Julia from _______ (fall) madly in love with him.
7. I’ve lived in the theatre since I was a kid just out of a board school, and what I
don’t know about acting isn’t worth _______ (know).
8. Do you think I’m going to work my guts out to make you ______ (give) a few
decent performances and…
9. She liked him for counting the pennies, and, inclined _______ (be) extravagant
herself and always a week or two behind with her rent, she admired him because he
hated _______ (be) in debt and even with the small salary he was getting managed
_______ (save up) a little every week.
10. It was bound _______ (lead) to trouble.
11. She insists on _______ (play) with him…
12. … She was so touched that he should give her anything that she could not help
_______ (cry).
13. I don’t believe one could hope _______ (make) a success in London unless one
were pretty well known already.
14. Of course if one did that, one ought _______ (make) a point of acting together so
that the public got accustomed to _______ (see) the two names on the small bill.
15. … And I wouldn’t mind _______ (make) an exception in your favour if it would
amuse you to come.